Lisa Sadlier-Hart and Garrett Bauer talk about the upcoming community food assessment. The idea is to determine how much food security Sitka has. This interview begins with Sadlier-Hart explaining the project.
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Sitka High girls, MEHS boys claim Region V 3A championship. Sitka Assembly faces busy week. Sea otter bounty bill to get hearing this week. Seavey works to maintain Iditarod lead.
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At a fashion show in Sitka, residents have traded in the usual fabrics for more eccentric media. Maybe it’s a dress that’s all zippers. Or a suit made out of nautical charts. Or a purse composed of bicycle valve stems. In Milan or Paris, this might be called madness. In Sitka, it’s called wearable art.
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The Sitka High Lady Wolves are this year’s Region V champions in the 3A girls classification. The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves are the boys champions. The two big wins last Friday night (3-8-13) were the climax of nearly a week of basketball in Sitka, as twenty teams competed for berths to the state tournament in Anchorage later this month.
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The Sitka Lady Wolves and the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves each defeated their over-the-bridge counterparts to win regional championships in this week's (Mar 5 - 9, 2013) 3A tournament in the BJ McGillis Gym in Sitka. While it's not always fun to lose, winning at the end of a long season could not be sweeter. See the slideshow.
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Two teams from Juneau captured regional basketball titles Friday (3-8-13) during the 4A basketball tournament at Sitka's Mt. Edgecumbe High School. Juneau-Douglas took the girls crown; Thunder Mountain won the boys. Good fun and great basketball! View the slideshow.
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This year's Region V Basketball Tournament involves a lot more than just Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe. The newly-reorganized 2A classification is also settling state tournament berths. Here's a look at Thursday's 2A action featuring Wrangell, Haines, Craig, and Metlakatla.
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As expected, the 3A Region V basketball tournament is an extended version of "The Battle of the Bridge." Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe girls' and boys' teams will meet Friday to determine who will represent the region at the state tournament in Anchorage.
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A man in his mid-50s was seriously injured on Wednesday (3/6/2013) afternoon at the Blue Lake Hydro Expansion project construction site.
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Melinda McAdams, Laura Turcott, and Emma Bruhl with the Fireweed Dance Theatre discuss this weekend's performance (7 PM Sat Mar 9, Sitka Performing Arts Center, tickets $15/$10 at Old Harbor Books and at the door). This year, for the first time, Fireweed has also launched a junior company.
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